Aufkl. Gr. 122 Aug 1943
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Aug 1943 – May 1944: no losses were said to have been incurred by the 3(F)./122 during this period - a truly remarkable achievement, indeed.[1]
2 Aug 1943 – An aircraft from 5(F)./122 photographed Leningrad.[2]
7 Aug 1943 - One of 1(F)./122 ‘s Ju 88s claimed a USAAF P-47 northeast of Malta.[3]
| Date | Unit | Aircraft Type | Code | Wkr.No. | Notes |
| 10 Aug 1943 | 2(F)./122 | Me 410 | 2263 | Forced landing at Frosinone, 30% damage. [4] | |
| 16 Aug 1943 | 4(F)./122 | Ju 88D-1 | Failed to return from the Krymskaya area and is believed to have been shot down by AA-fire, 100%,4 KIA. |
17 Aug 1943 – German and Italian forces successfully evacuate Sicily.
| Date | Unit | Aircraft Type | Code | Wkr.No. | Notes |
| 19 Aug 1943 | 4(F)./122 | Ju 88D-1 | F6+KM | Shot down by a fighter in Pl.Qu.75333 (Kuban bridgehead area), 100%, 4 MIA. | |
| 20 Aug 1943 | 3(F)./122 | Ju 88 | F6+CL | Take off from Creil to Schiphol at 17.01 hours - just after take off problems - crash landed - pilot Ofw Heinz-Günther von Zabiensky died of wounds. Buried at 24 Aug 43 at Amsterdam (Nieuwe oosterbegraafplaats). (RvdN) | |
| 22 Aug 1943 | 4(F)./122 | Ju 88D-1 | Damaged in combat and belly landed at Fp.Bagerovo, 70%, 1 KIA and 2 WIA. | ||
| 23 Aug 1943 | 5(F)./122 | Ju 88D-5 | Force landed at Grigerovo due to engine failure, 90%, 2 injured. |
28 Aug 1943 – He 111 (F6+AM) of 4(F)./122 flew a seeaufklärung sortie over the Black Sea leaving Sarabus at 13.04 hrs and returning at 19.25 hrs.[5]
| Date | Unit | Aircraft Type | Code | Wkr.No. | Notes |
| 28 Aug 1943 | 2(F)./122 | Me 410 | 140 | Missing in the Grottaglie area, 100%, Lt Heinz Denker (F) and Fw Walter Klatt (Bf) both killed.[6] | |
| 29 Aug 1943 | 2(F)./122 | Me 410 | F6+UK | 014 | Failed to return from sortie - no details, 100%, two crew Ufw Alexander Kaschub and Uffz Werner Kirchoff MIA.[7] |
Links
References
- ↑ LdZ - ADI(K) 327/44.
- ↑ J Calvin aerialmiscellaneous/slides/Leningrad%202-8-43%20(1)
- ↑ LdZ - BA-MA/Freiburg: Claims Lists.
- ↑ Wadman/Hopp – Me 410 Incidents (LL15.08.43)
- ↑ Page from Flugbuch of Herbert Schulz. Flight No 248
- ↑ Wadman/Hopp – Me 410 Incidents – aircrew names / Wk Nr. (LL 03.09.43)
- ↑ Pausey - F122 losses May –Dec 1943 (crew details)